My Daughter Was My Sworn Enemy In Past Life

Chapter 14: Agreement (2)

Getting late? Constable Ma looked out the window at the bright sunshine. He didn’t understand why his lordship would come to such a conclusion.

Tang Song Nian didn’t have time to pay attention to him. When he returned to the main room, he saw Bi Wen and his daughter. He waved his hand and let Bi Wen retreat. He stepped forward to hug Xu Yun Yao and raised her to his eye level. He said seriously while staring into his eyes, “Tang Yun Yao, Father wants to have an adult conversation with you.”

Adult conversation? What the hell? Xu Yun Yao was stunned for a moment.

Then, Tang Song Nian took her to a soft couch next to him to sit down. He cleared his throat and looked around to make sure that there was no one besides the father and daughter in the room. He whispered, “Little girl, do you want a brother or sister to accompany you to play? Someone who listens to their big sister.”

Xu Yun Yao sighed, but she still pretended to be ignorant. After a while, she said, “No, I only want Mother. Mother only!”

Tang Song Nian was choked by his little daughter’s words. He coaxed her again, “If Little Treasures sleeps well at night and no longer calls for Mother, Father will take you out tomorrow.”

Xu Yun Yao’s heart moved. Yet, she pretended to be at a loss, staring blankly at him.

‘Aiya, how can his little girl be so cute!’ Tang Song Nian loved his daughter looking like a lost lamb. His hands were itching, and he couldn’t help but pinch her small red face.

As soon as Xu Yun Yao’s cheeks were squeezed, she looked like she was ready to cry. In a panic, Tang Song Nian hugged his “darling little fat devil” to prevent her from screaming.

Looking at Tang Song Nian unable to convince her, she wanted to laugh a little, but she barely held back. She opened her moist eyes and asked, “Go play?”

“Yes, yes. Father will take Little Treasure out to play tomorrow. Father will buy delicious, pretty, and fun things for Little Treasure.”

Xu Yun Yao pretended to think for a moment before grabbing his cuff and pointing her finger at the door. She said directly, “Go, go.”

“Little Treasure wants to go now?” Tang Song Nian asked tentatively.

“Go, go play, go play…”

Tang Song Nian thought about it. He didn’t have anything important to do, so he would first coax the little girl into a good mood, and at night, he would be able to show off his strength.

With that in mind, he said, “Fine, let’s go!”

After a pause, he asked nervously, “So Little Treasure will sleep well at night and stop calling Mother?”

Xu Yun Yao gave him a sweet smile.

Even if the old man had not come to convince her, she intended to let him go. After all, if she cried like that every night, her throat would not be able to stand it. Also, this young body needed more rest and couldn’t stand the tiredness.

Tang Song Nian was completely relieved. He kissed his daughter’s face heavily. “You really are a good daughter!”

Xu Yunyao’s face immediately changed. She raised her little head and yelled, “Mother, Mother, Mother…”

“What happened? What happened?” when Ruan-shi heard her daughter’s cry, she hurried in and asked.

“It’s nothing. I’m going to take Little Treasure out for a walk. I’ll come back before dinner.” Tang Song Nian was startled by his daughter’s sudden cry. When he saw his wife come in and question him, he answered with a bit of guilt.

Ruan-shi breathed a sigh of relief and did not ask any more questions.

The father and daughter “happily” reached an agreement. Tang Song Nian wore his regular clothes and did not let the servants prepare the carriage. Just like that, he held the little girl out of the door.

Xu Yun Yao was quite satisfied with him keeping his word.

Since the founding of the Great Qi Kingdom, after several years of rest and recuperation in Anping County, the people had basically been able to ensure daily food and clothing. The faces of the people walking in the streets were radiant with hope for life.

To the ordinary people, they didn’t care which emperor sat on the throne. As long as they had enough food and clothing, he was a good emperor.

Tang Song Nian looked at his daughter, whose face could not hide her excitement. Her eyes rolled everywhere, as if she was looking at something new.

“Want, want, I want!” Xu Yun Yao pointed to the middle-aged man selling Tanghulu not far away.

Somehow, looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the street, she suddenly remembered Tanghulu that she occasionally ate in her previous life. Although it was a long time ago, the sweet and sour taste was still deeply engraved in her memory.

However, perhaps what she missed was not the taste, but the person who gave it to her.

The smile on Tang Song Nian’s face froze. He then turned the little girl in his arms and said with a smile, “Alright, for our third lady, I’ll buy Tanghulu!”

Xu Yunyao pursed her mouth and put one hand on his neck while the other hand stretched out to take over the candy from the middle-aged man.

She never thought that Tang Song Nian would interrupt her at this moment.

She stared at Tang Song Nian with wide eyes. However, he smiled and gave one stick to her. “One for Little Treasure, one for Father.”

Xu Yun Yao was not happy and pouted her mouth, but she knew that her little body might not be able to eat a whole one. Thus, she said nothing and stuck out her little tongue to lick the candy.

Sweet. It seemed to be the flavor in her memory, yet it was not the same.

She took a few more licks and tried to bite down on the hawthorn with an ‘aww’. However, it was empty. She watched Tang Song Nian take away the hawthorn she had licked just now.

Xu Yun Yao: “…”

Tang Song Nian looked back at her with a smirk.

Editor’s note: Tanghulu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanghulu